TUAW’s Daily App: Weather HD for iPhone
You may already know all about Weather HD -- the app made a nice splash when it was released early in the iPad's life. But Vimov has just released it for the iPhone, and even on the smaller screen, it leaves quite an impression. The idea is that instea...
Blind user explains why he loves the iPhone
Here's a wild little story that made its way around the blogonets this past weekend -- it was originally posted in June, but it got recirculated on Twitter, and we first heard it from Steve Troughton-Smith. Austin Seraphin is a blind person, and he say...
Keep the Monsters in the Closet with Night Stand HD for iPhone and iPad
Ever since I got my iPad, I wondered what I should do with it when it’s not in use. My iPhone get way more activity while I’m at home than my iPad does. I’m still getting calls and text messages, but unless I’m in reading mode or on the crapper, my iPad is just sitting...
iPad: The missing apps
Found Footage: WNBC anchor shows Earl via iPad
Nobody ever claimed that the iPad was weatherproof, but that didn't stop news anchor Chuck Scarborough from taking his tablet out to the seashore. Reader Michael Neumann saw the veteran NYC broadcaster using his iPad to show weather radar during Hurr...
In Brief: Hurricane for iPhone on sale
As the Atlantic storm season heats up and US East Coast residents warily eye Hurricane Earl's projected path, the team at Kitty Code has put their flagship iPhone app -- Hurricane 3.3 -- on sale for US$1.99 through September 5. The separate iPad versio...
First Look: Weather HD for iPad
Filed under: iPad
VIMOV's Weather HD combines standard weather forecasting with video backdrops. Although I doubt the application comes with the new age music track, you can tell from this preview that it focuses on looks.
I was a little surprised to see the floaty utility-style palette. You'd think...
Why the US and much of Europe are shivering in the cold
Those of us shivering through extended stretches of subfreezing temperatures might be forgiven for getting a bit impatient for the onset of more significant global warming. And, if you're reading Ars, chances are good that this describes you, as the US and Europe have been blanketed in an unusual chill....
Expansion of deciduous trees could make Arctic warm faster
Although temperatures have risen throughout the globe, they've gone up most dramatically in the Arctic. Past warm periods indicate that deciduous tree expansion into the Arctic is a common occurrence when the...
Get your current weather from Outside
Filed under: Software, Odds and ends, iPhone, App Review
Outside [iTunes link] is a new, personal weather app for the iPhone/iPod touch that provides a visual forecast with some paid options for push notifications. I like the idea of...
